Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.


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commenced it's Fall session, and is
The occasion of bringing here a
large number o. the most noted
lawyers in the country. To the or
binary visitor it's sessions are ex-
ceedingly void of interest, and the
whole proceedings are more like a
parlor conversation on the case at
issue than anything else-no at
tempt whatever at oratory or dis
play. There the judges sit in a
semi-circle, arrayed inA their long
| flowing black silk gowns, and fire.
quently interrupt the attorney in his
labored exposition of the case by
asking him questions, or desiring
minute explanations of the points
involved. The daily sessions US
ually last four hours when the
Judges retire to their private room.
I suppose for consultation and to
compare notes, and are not seen
again in the Court room until noon
the next day. There are over
eleven hundred cases on the docket,
and at tits slow rate no wonder
many of the litigants expect death
before, decIsion.
The gentlemen composing the
Fisheries Commission are in the
city, and have had a long confer
ence with Secretary Bayard concern
ing the settlement of this vexed
question. It is understood that
there are a vast number of points of
dispute, and that the Commission
ers on the part of Great Britain are
thoroughly prepared to meet the
issues that may be raised. 1t will
be a long, tedious, and difficult
matter to arrange.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission, after a good vacation. are
back again and settled down to bus
mess in real earnestness. During
the recess number of very import
ant decisions have been reached,
and will be delivered as soon as
they can be prepared in proper
form. In their report to Congress
they will recommend number of
important charges in the law, WHICH
experience has demonstrated neces-
sary. The law has bitter enemies
in Congress, and its discussion may
take wide range, and the result
is by no means certain.
The records in the Office of the
Commissioner of Railroads, reveal
some interesting facts about railroad
building thus far this year. 1t APP
pears That up to this time there
have been completed 6 ,492 miles.
In Dakota there have been built
during the past eight months 491
miles; in Nebraska, $50; i'll Kan
sas, Jas: Indian Territory, 443 /;
Texas. 665; Colorado. 403 !;
Montana, 271; Missouri. 213;
Minnesota, 1876. The aggregate
mileage west of the Mississippi is
1864, while east of that river only
l ,52S miles have been built this
year, New England contributing
only q miles of that number. This
shows wonderful progress of the
Great West, when taken in copnec-
ton with the fact that her popula-
ton is increasing at the rate OF
nearly 500 900 per year.
The Treasury Department is hav-
ing some pretty plain talk with the
Emigrant Commissioners at New
York, in regard to practice that
prevails at that port, of admitting
children that are sent over here by
England, and then taken by the
Children's Aid Society of that city
and furnished with homes in the
West. The Secretary very sharply
suggests that charity should begin
at home, and that we have poor
children enough in this country who
need providing for, without taking
care OF the proverty-stricken ones
of foreign countries.
Commissioner Oberly has issued
a supplement to his recent letter IN
the shape of an Eorder." the inten-